Dick Henrywood worked in engineering and computing for 25 years before embarking on a new career as an author and lecturer and, for a time, as the specialist responsible for collectors' items at a leading auction house. He has a major collection of nineteenth century earthenwares and stonewares, and his collection of jugs has been exhibited at Salisbury Museum. He has written articles for antiques magazines, as well as a number of books, including 'Bookmarkers' for Shire, with A.W. Coysh. The author lives in Devon, England.